Publications by authors named "Julie Rish"
Depression and anxiety are associated with substantial morbidity, including physical deterioration. Connecting individuals to timely care improves outcomes. Unfortunately, significant gaps remain between the demand for behavioral healthcare and the supply of care.
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- The study investigated how structured peer assessment training impacts students' ability to give constructive feedback over two years in a preclinical Communication Skills course.
- By using the Observation-Reaction-Feedback method in biweekly sessions, students practiced giving feedback and reported improvements in comfort and effectiveness compared to those who did not use the method.
- Regular reinforcement of this method led to increased feedback skills and confidence, suggesting potential for similar strategies in other medical education contexts.
Background: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores measure patient satisfaction with hospital care. It is not known if these reflect the communication skills of the attending physician on record. The Four Habits Coding Scheme (4HCS) is a validated instrument that measures bedside physician communication skills according to 4 habits, namely: investing in the beginning, eliciting the patient's perspective, demonstrating empathy, and investing in the end.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The reasons why some patients who begin the presurgical process for bariatric surgery fail to complete the procedure are understudied. Previous research implies that psychological factors play a role.
Objectives: To examine whether scores from baseline psychological testing incrementally predict failure to proceed with bariatric surgery beyond demographic information in patients' medical charts and data derived from a clinical interview.
Background: Although studies have associated postoperative weight loss with improvement in body image dissatisfaction, some individuals continue to report body image concerns after bariatric surgery. These concerns are linked to increased depressive symptoms and decreased self-esteem in bariatric populations.
Objective: This study sought to explore preoperative factors that may predict early body image concerns 3 months after bariatric surgery.